How to count points
Every game has the one rule nobody at the table remembers: whether face-down cards count, what the Nine of trumps is worth, when the bonus kicks in. These guides answer that question first and explain the rest afterwards.
How to count points in Skyjo
How Skyjo scoring works: card values from -2 to 12, columns of three that cancel out, the doubling penalty for ending the round, and when the game stops at 100 points. With a worked example.
Read the scoring rulesHow to count points in Belote
Belote card values in trumps and outside trumps, the 162 points of a deal, the dix de der, belote-rebelote, going dedans and capot, explained with a full scoring table and a worked example.
Read the scoring rulesHow to score Yahtzee
What every Yahtzee category is worth, how the 35-point upper bonus at 63 works, what to do with a second Yahtzee under the joker rules, and how to total a scorecard. Full table and example.
Read the scoring rulesHow to score darts (501 and 301)
How darts scoring works in 501 and 301: what each ring is worth, why you have to finish on a double, what counts as a bust, and the checkout table for every finish up to 170.
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